The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on November 24, 2025, issued a notification to amend notification no. G.S.R 834 (E), dated November 11, 2025 i.e., Central Motor Vehicles (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2025.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 93, in sub-rule (1)(B), for item (i), following item (i) shall be substituted, namely: -
“A rear-view mirror, or devices for indirect vision, or guard rail or a direction indicator or rub-rail (rubber beading) having maximum thickness of 20 millimeter on each side of the body or side foot step, or sensors along with their casing used for advanced driver assistance systems such as Blind Spot Information System, moving Off Information system, etc., shall not be taken into consideration in measuring the overall width of a motor vehicle and the above devices shall be within the prescribed dimension if so specified in the respective standards”.
• In the said rules, in rule 96, after sub-rule 11, following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(12) All M2, M3, N2 and N3 category of vehicles, manufactured on and after 1st January 2027, in case of new models, and 1st October 2027, in case of all models, shall be fitted with Vehicle Stability Function as per IS 11852:2019 and Advanced Emergency Braking Systems, as per AIS-162, as amended from time to time, till the corresponding BIS specifications are notified under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 1986 (63 of 1986).”
[Notification No. G.S.R. 862(E)]
